Pendleton High School hosts FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition this weekend: https://tinyurl.com/3bhty9nh
Students breathe life back into Weston-McEwen High School pipe and drum tradition: https://tinyurl.com/y7yavv6e
Nixyaawii students begin CAT simulator training:
https://tinyurl.com/2p9dkmck
February is National CTE Month! We are highlighting educators who work in Career Technical Education in Eastern Oregon school districts.
Meet Patty Olson Lindsey, Career Connection Coordinator for InterMountain ESD: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/991834
Weston-McEwen High School TigerScots Hall of Fame honors new inductees: John Huntsman, Chuck Price, Dennis Dauble, Doug Winn, Deb Glover, and the 1973-74 and 1974-75 girls’ basketball teams.: https://tinyurl.com/4wbjpvkp
National School Counseling Week is February 6-10 and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for careers.
THANK YOU to all the counselors in our Eastern Oregon schools for all they do for students!
Alzheimer’s foundation seeks scholarship applicants:
https://tinyurl.com/3wuejd5n
The NIH High School STEP-UP Program is a nationally recognized program that connects underrepresented HS junior & senior students with local institution and mentors to gain firsthand research experience. Deadline to apply is February 15th, 2023.
Video contest offers scholarships for high school students:
https://tinyurl.com/umce8b3r
Nominations are underway for Oregon Teacher of the Year:
https://tinyurl.com/5hxv9vf8
Every school district in Umatilla and Morrow counties save one had a higher graduation rate than the state average of 81.3% in the 2021-22 school year, according to data from the Oregon Department of Education: https://tinyurl.com/zuskzsj4
Umatilla School District celebrates recent Think Big Space opening and robotics challenge:
https://tinyurl.com/yhh5kk7a
Schools to Careers provides Pendleton students with opportunities:
https://tinyurl.com/bdh328m8
January is School Board Recognition Month! Thank you to Board Member Kelly Bissinger for all of the time, skill and service you provide to the IMESD Board of Directors.
We appreciate you!
A Science Night for children ages 3-7 will be held at Central Elementary School in La Grande on Monday, January. 30th: https://tinyurl.com/bdhsm33w
January is School Board Recognition Month! Thank you to Board Member Steve Muller for all of the time, skill and service you provide to the IMESD Board of Directors.
We appreciate you!
Congratulations to two local National Coach of the Year recipients. Honors awarded to Heppner's football coach Grant, and Pendleton's dance coach Kishpaugh: https://tinyurl.com/d8p7d44r
We are sharing a video from Promise of Oregon about being a public school board member: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spVGN3vA_gM
The McLoughlin High School girls soccer team was named the Oregon School Activities Association 3A Team of the Month for December 2022:
https://tinyurl.com/k5tdrhdh
Join our Tech Team--check out the new posting for a Technology Specialist at IMESD! This posting is for a full-time position with full benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision for the employee and family members.
Details: https://tinyurl.com/4cuj9h4a
